Pre-Proposal Conference Presentation_ABAAS Compliance St Thomas 3 21 2023.pdf

Construction Contract for: ABAAS Compliance at

Ron De Lugo FOB & US Courthouse in Saint

Thomas, USVI

Pre-Proposal Conference

March 21, 2023 9:30 AM AST

Agenda

■ Welcome/Attendance

■ Introduction of Project Team/ Purpose

■ Project Description

■ Overview of Procurement

■ Overview of Project Goals

■ Closing Remarks

Attendance

■ Please sign in the Attendance List e.g. Belkys H Torres, GSA

Introduction

U.S. General Services Administration

■ Eric Martinez– Project Manager

■ Belkys H Torres – Contracting Officer

Introduction cont.

A/E Firm: RMA ARCHITECTS, PSC

■ Jeannette Rullan – Principal

■ Francisco Martinez - Project

Executive

Purpose

■ Provide a clear understanding of procurement information, scope, and proposal submission requirements

Project Description

■ The General Services Administration (GSA), Northeast and Caribbean Region, has issued a Request for Proposals / Solicitation for General Construction

Services for the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standard (ABAAS)

Compliance Project and is seeking qualified General Contractors (GC) interested in providing construction services. The project will be at Ron De Lugo Federal

Building and U.S. Courthouse in St. Thomas, USVI.

■ The project includes, but is not limited to providing all labor, materials, tools, equipment and supervision to make necessary limited improvements to the federal facility in order to bring it into compliance, to the maximum extent possible, with the ABAAS Standards.

Project Description cont.

■ The estimated price range for the Project is between

$1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

Overview of Procurement

Solicitation Information

■ Solicitation #: 47PC0223R0011

■ Released March 10, 2023

■ Available at www.sam.gov http://www.beta.sam.gov/

Solicitation Documents

1.GC Solicitation 47PC0223R0011 with SF1442

2.GC Agreement Document

3.GC Representations and Certifications

4.Construction Specifications

5.Low Embodied Carbon Concrete Standards

6.Environmentally Preferable Asphalt Standards

7.Construction Drawings

8.Asbestos and Lead Survey at Public Bathrooms

9.Attachment A1- Small Business Utilization Form

10.Attachment A2- Experience Summary Table

11.Attachment A3- Project Fact Sheet

12.Attachment A4- Key Personnel Resume

13.Attachment A5- Past Performance Questionnaire

14.Davis Bacon Wage Act No. VI20230001

15.GSA-527, Contractor's Qualifications and Financial Information

16.SF-24, Bid Bond

Amendments

■ No Amendments have been issued to date

■ All Amendments must be acknowledged

■ An Amendment will be issued after this conference to include this presentation and the site visit attendance list.

■ Any RFI received will be responded via

Amendment.

Full and Open Competition

■ The Solicitation is full and open competition using FAR Part 15 Best Value

Procedures

■ NAICS 236220, Commercial and

Institutional Building Construction

■ Size Standard $45 Million

General Procurement Information

■ Procurement will result in a Firm Fixed Price

Contract

■ Procurement will use Source Selection

Evaluation procedures to make selection

Requests for Clarification or Interpretation

■The Government will attempt to answer all requests for clarifications or interpretations of the

Solicitation Documents prior to the date set for receipt of offers, but do not warrant that all such requests will be answered within 10 calendar days.

■Prospective Offerors should make such requests not less than 10 calendar days prior to the date set for receipt of offers or by 30 March 2023.

Pre-Proposal Site Visits

■(1) The clauses at FAR 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and FAR 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, Offerors are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

■(2) Walkthrough will be conducted immediately after this conference.

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_233_240.html#wp1113365 http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_233_240.html#wp1113375

Proposal Format

■All offers shall be emailed to the Contracting

Officer in Portable Document Format (PDF) to belkys.torresrivera@gsa.gov

■Format must be as indicated in Section II of the

Solicitation Document mailto:belkys.torresrivera@gsa.gov

Proposal Submission

■In order to be considered for award, offers conforming to the requirements of the Solicitation must be received at the following office no later than 4:00 pm local time on the following date and at the following address.

■Proposal Due Date: April 10, 2023, 4:00PM (EST)

■Digital Submission only to: belkys.torresrivera@gsa.gov

■Paper copy offers will not be accepted. Offers shall not be sent by commercial package delivery, nor hand delivery.

Offers shall not be sent by United States Mail.

mailto:olga.rodriguez@gsa.gov

Evaluation of Offers

■(1) The Government will award a contract resulting from this

Solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the

Solicitation will be the best value to the Government, Total Evaluated

Price and other factors considered. In addition to Total Evaluated Price, the following non-price factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Subcontracting Methodology

Technical Qualifications

Past Performance

Qualifications of Key Personnel

■ (2) Non-Price Factors, when combined, are approximately equal in importance to Total Evaluated Price.

Project Overview

Project Summary

■Make necessary limited improvements to the federal facility in order to bring it into compliance, to the maximum extent possible, with the ABAAS Standards, including:

■ Accessible routes at interior and exterior of building: For site arrival points (from visitor and employee parking).

Includes repair and construction of sidewalks, ramps, curb ramps and handrails.

■ General site and building elements: Repairs and construction of accessible parking spaces for employees.

Includes concrete sidewalks, curb & gutters, asphalt, seal coating, traffic paint and signage.

Project Summary

■ Plumbing elements and facilities: Renovation of approximately 1,100 SF of public bathrooms located at the

1st, 2nd and 3rd floor. Includes general demolition, CMU walls, ceramic tiles, suspended ceilings, bathroom equipment, bathroom accessories, bathroom partitions, doors, frames, hardware, potable and sanitary piping and ductwork

Base and Options

■ The project work includes one Base Line Item and 6

Optional Line Items as follows:

■ Base Contract: Renovation of 1st floor public bathrooms

■ Option 1: Renovation of 2nd floor public bathrooms

■ Option 2: Renovation of 3rd floor public bathrooms

■ Option 3: Employee accessible parking (including adjacent sidewalk and curb ramps)

■ Option 4: Other exterior improvements (sidewalk from

South parking, curb ramps and main entrance stair handrails

■ Option 5: Interior Improvements (elevator lobby ramp and sealing of opening around courtyard railing)

■ Option 6: Employee entrance ramp

Low Embodied Carbon Concrete & Environmentally

Preferable Asphalt Standards

■ As per the P-100, the prime contractor shall provide low embodied carbon concrete that meets the requirements of the included documentation.

■ As per the P-100, the prime contractor shall provide environmentally preferable asphalt that meets the requirements of the included documentation.

■ These requirements apply to all GSA projects that use at least ten (10) cubic yards of a concrete mix and/or use at least ten (10) cubic yards of an asphalt mix.

■ If it is not feasible to meet these two (2) requirements, the prime contractor shall request a waiver in writing as part of a Request for Clarification or Interpretation.

Closing Remarks